"Brother Cheng, aren't you afraid today?"
After the various groups set off, Li Xiang and Cheng Chuliang were in a group.
"Your Highness, if the sky falls, there is someone bigger to hold it up. It is not my turn to worry about this problem. Moreover, Your Highness must have understood the Emperor's thoughts by doing this."
Cheng Chuliang looks honest, but after he said this, Li Xiang also looked at this guy with interest. Their Cheng family seems to be a tough guy, but they are all extremely scheming people. Otherwise, how could Cheng Yaojin be a veteran of three dynasties?
"What are you saying? Nothing we did tonight complies with the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty, can you support me?"
Li Xiang squeezed the horse's belly and sped up a little. They were the last to set out, and they had to attack from four directions at the same time to reduce casualties. The people inside were no joke. Tuyuhun was a nation on horseback, and they had been practicing archery and horse riding since childhood, so it would definitely be a fierce battle.
"The Emperor has long been dissatisfied with the Tuyuhun, but he has never found an opportunity. Our Emperor is a great emperor, and he tolerates these foreigners on the surface, but we were not strong enough back then. Now that we have a strong army and horses, can we still tolerate them causing trouble in Chang'an? Your Highness's reason is really to the point."
After Cheng Chuliang finished speaking, Li Xiang was really impressed. He was able to understand this because he knew the direction of history. In the next few decades, the Tang Dynasty had been fighting with Tuyuhun and finally destroyed this country, but Cheng Chuliang was able to understand this, which was definitely a man's brain.
"Does Second Brother Cheng have any work now?"
Li Xiang knew that Cheng Chuliang was the second legitimate son, and even if Cheng Yaojin had resources, he would have to follow the eldest son Cheng Chumo.
"A small lieutenant general from the patrol camp outside the city has made a fool of himself, Your Highness."
There was a gleam in Cheng Chuliang's eyes. Although he had just received certain benefits, for a bureaucrat's son like him, those benefits were really nothing. Li Xiang was now developing at a rapid pace. If he could get close to him, it would definitely be beneficial to him. The eldest brother was born with everything prepared. Whatever status Cheng Yaojin could reach, his elder brother could also reach the same status. But Cheng Chuliang had to fight for everything on his own.
"The Imperial City Division has just been established and needs a guard commander, but his rank may not be as high as Brother Cheng's lieutenant general."
Li Xiang himself is a fifth-rank official, and the rank of Lieutenant General is already fifth-rank. If he wants to transfer horizontally, Li Xiang really cannot make the arrangements. He only has one sixth-rank guard commander under him, and he can only transfer these 300 men.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the promotion."
Cheng Chuliang had already passed the interview, albeit a simple few questions. His background was crucial. Cheng Yaojin had managed to be a veteran of three dynasties, so how could his swaying forces be weak? Although Cheng Chuliang was only the second son, why would the eldest son choose you? A large family like this had to rely on multiple resources; they wouldn't support just one person.
While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the Tuyuhun Guild Hall. Originally, this place was granted by the emperor. Later, as more and more Tuyuhun merchants came here, they bought all the houses around it. Now it is considered a country within a country. Whenever night falls, the people of Chang'an City don't want to come here. After getting drunk, these Tuyuhun people fight everywhere, and even dare to fight the soldiers on patrol.
The imperial court had stopped them several times before, but the crimes they committed were not punishable by death, and they would be released after two days, so these people became more and more lawless.
Another reason is that the court's policy is too lenient towards the surrounding Hu people. This is also a remnant of the early years of Zhenguan. At that time, Li Shimin focused all his attention on the Turks and adopted a conciliatory policy towards other countries. Over the past ten years, they have become more and more arrogant.
"Why isn't there even a sentry at night?"
When Li Xiang dismounted, he also observed the gate in front of him. Apart from two lanterns, there was no one around. This was a bit too reassuring.
"Your Highness, you may not know that these guys have been safe in Chang'an City for more than ten years. In addition, the public security in Chang'an City is also good, so they have never taken us seriously. Today we are lucky."
Li Xiang didn't know much about the situation here, but Cheng Chuliang had led people to patrol here before, so he knew what was going on. It was good enough that these Hu people didn't come out to bully others, so how could the Han people bully them? You have to know that they all have weapons in their hands and will draw their swords if they disagree.
Under normal circumstances, they could survive by maintaining this state, but they just assassinated Li Xiang without any preparation. They deserve to be in trouble today.
"Have all the parts arrived?"
What surprised Cheng Chuliang was that Li Xiang did not ask his messenger to check, but instead asked Li San, the guard beside him.
Li San did not go around to check, but just nodded firmly. The people exchanged out of the system can also be sensed within a certain distance, and they can also spread messages. Li Xiang once did an experiment. There is no problem within a radius of 500 meters. If it exceeds 500 meters, then the success rate of transmission will decrease. Now it is obvious that it does not exceed 500 meters.
"Get ready to act."
After Li Xiang finished speaking, everyone present took out a piece of black cloth from their waist and slowly covered their faces with it. We cannot reveal our whereabouts today, so we can only act with our faces covered.
Cheng Chuliang was right. The emperor had long been fed up with the country of Tuyuhun. This country had always been two-faced. On the surface, it submitted to the Tang Dynasty, but secretly it was still an independent country and would not allow the Tang Dynasty to carry out any substantive actions.
Li Shimin had long wanted to cause trouble for them, so this time when Li Xiang mobilized troops on a large scale, Li Shimin didn't even care. I'm just waiting for you Tuyuhun to cause trouble. I'll destroy your guild hall tonight. If you raise an army tomorrow, I'll send troops to destroy you directly.
Your strength is far inferior to that of the Turks, and the strength of the Tang Dynasty has increased by who knows how many times. It also happened that we haven't used foreign troops for many years. It would be a good idea to train your soldiers to prevent their weapons from growing hair...
